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you mentioned that there has been obstructionism in the u.s. senate. you seem to forget that in the first two years of the obama administration, the democrats had 60 votes. they could do anything they wanted, anything. how do you reconcile your statement with the numbers in the senate? i will take your answer of the air. thank you. guest: that is a good question and i reconcile it this way. the senate has never worked on a party-line basis. the senate has been the place where the democrats and the republicans have come together to debate and forge principled compromises. the idea that you ram through your program just because you have 60 votes is not the way the senate has worked. in the book, i described one bipartisan accomplishment after another. walter mondale had a great phrase for the senate. he said it is our national mediator. it is the place where democrats and republicans came together. for the past four years, the republicans have not offered any support for the democratic president. they have not cooperated. when a couple of republicans, su
you mentioned that there has been obstructionism in the u.s. senate. you seem to forget that in the first two years of the obama administration, the democrats had 60 votes. they could do anything they wanted, anything. how do you reconcile your statement with the numbers in the senate? i will take your answer of the air. thank you. guest: that is a good question and i reconcile it this way. the senate has never worked on a party-line basis. the senate has been the place where the democrats and...
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i thought that the u.s. supreme court would be involved in what was maybe not technically but essentially a federal question at the end. i did think that -- i was very much of the view that they needed to come in when they came in on december 9. because they needed to evaluate whether florida could properly have a citywide recount. that is a two-part answer but i think they needed to come in by think they came in prematurely the first time. >> the next caller. independent line. >> i have to move on. caller: yes, my question is about the voter suppression that seems to be going on and what can be done about it and can people be held accountable for that suppression? that is my question. i will hang up and your answer. guest: those are matters which presently have to first be dealt with by local officials and then if there court cases that are brought out of that, we have to -- they have to be dealt with by the courts. we have to it here to the manner in which our court system is set up in the united states to
i thought that the u.s. supreme court would be involved in what was maybe not technically but essentially a federal question at the end. i did think that -- i was very much of the view that they needed to come in when they came in on december 9. because they needed to evaluate whether florida could properly have a citywide recount. that is a two-part answer but i think they needed to come in by think they came in prematurely the first time. >> the next caller. independent line. >> i...
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host: some of the new members coming into the u.s. congress in january include joseph kennedy, the grandson of robert kennedy, taken target -- barney frank's seat in massachusetts. richard hudson, a republican from north carolina. alan grayson was defeated osterman. he won big in the orlando area. lois frankel, a democrat of illinois. tammy decorous -- tammy du ckwirth, who you may know. she was in the iraq war. sherri bestows, a democrat from illinois. brad scheider, democrat of illinois. rodney davis, a republican in illinois. and tom latham, he is the one who beat leonard boswell in the member on member race. and john delaney in maryland. and finally, kerry bentovolio is a new member. greta brawner, what do you have for us? i want to go back and begin with nevada. president obama -- >> i want to go back and begin with the bottom. polls showed that unions, hispanics and women carry the vote for obama there. and the state of colorado, colorado ranks sixth in the nation for hispanic voters. 74% of them voted for president obama in col
host: some of the new members coming into the u.s. congress in january include joseph kennedy, the grandson of robert kennedy, taken target -- barney frank's seat in massachusetts. richard hudson, a republican from north carolina. alan grayson was defeated osterman. he won big in the orlando area. lois frankel, a democrat of illinois. tammy decorous -- tammy du ckwirth, who you may know. she was in the iraq war. sherri bestows, a democrat from illinois. brad scheider, democrat of illinois....
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i think it is undignified for a u.s. senate candidate. charlie, i'm tired of your gross distortion of truth in regard to angus king come and i'm tired of your tv commercials ruining all my favorite shows on abc. i get it. 1.3 million. we both think that angus is responsible for terrible things. that and everything else. but as a citizen of maine, i ask you stop this for the next hour. i would like to talk about the issues. i pledge to give to check for $5000 each to the main surety of your choice. this is an opportunity to prove that you put maine verse. >> moderator: not know about our candidates, we're going to move into her questions. there are a lot of issues. again, you're free to submit a question of your own that are website or facebook or twitter. one in five americans approve of the job that the congress is doing. it is the lowest approval rating in the reason that most of you are here, mostly because he is tired of the lack of bipartisanship in washington. here's how she describes the problem. >> these are american issues. and i
i think it is undignified for a u.s. senate candidate. charlie, i'm tired of your gross distortion of truth in regard to angus king come and i'm tired of your tv commercials ruining all my favorite shows on abc. i get it. 1.3 million. we both think that angus is responsible for terrible things. that and everything else. but as a citizen of maine, i ask you stop this for the next hour. i would like to talk about the issues. i pledge to give to check for $5000 each to the main surety of your...
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since the u.s.-india deal had not gone through and indians are still waiting to get their energy, my question is, the secretary is pushing for this p.o., and we are in the second term also? >> which specific deal? >> the nuclear deal. >> we are looking at the entire u.s.-india and defense relationship to see how we can build capabilities. >> are we expecting any visit by the secretary to india? >> i am not aware of any plan for the near future but i will let you know if that changes. >> can you specify which service? navy or air force? >> i will not comment on who it belonged to. we have a very strong joint force in that part of the world. 4:40 a.m. eastern daylight time. >> was the secretary awoken and advise? >> he was advised very early in the morning of the incident. the white house was informed very quickly as well. >> having occurred over international waters, was the drone struck by bullets? >> ibased on our assessment, it was not hit or received any damage. it returned to base. i will not sa
since the u.s.-india deal had not gone through and indians are still waiting to get their energy, my question is, the secretary is pushing for this p.o., and we are in the second term also? >> which specific deal? >> the nuclear deal. >> we are looking at the entire u.s.-india and defense relationship to see how we can build capabilities. >> are we expecting any visit by the secretary to india? >> i am not aware of any plan for the near future but i will let you...
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canada and u.s. have an interesting -- >> [indiscernible] >> i think we were a lot better off when it was -- anyway, that is in a side. i want to ask mj the question as to moving from the flash point at the moment, the longer-term issue of the indian ocean and sing china bases in sri lanka and elsewhere. does any regard this as a legitimate protection by china of its sea lanes for commerce with africa where it has significant oil, or does it see ed an instrument -- see it as a threat to india as opposed to a legitimate protection of its commercial sea lanes? >> thank you. let me go to alisa. >> with all of the talk about jacqueline hide, i was surprised none of the mentioned the question about how china it treats its own people and human rights. i wonder, earlier this year when a human rights lawyer escape to the u.s. embassy, awkward for secretary clinton at the time, but ultimately led her to say that human rights has to be at the heart of diplomacy with china. i would just like to hear how each of
canada and u.s. have an interesting -- >> [indiscernible] >> i think we were a lot better off when it was -- anyway, that is in a side. i want to ask mj the question as to moving from the flash point at the moment, the longer-term issue of the indian ocean and sing china bases in sri lanka and elsewhere. does any regard this as a legitimate protection by china of its sea lanes for commerce with africa where it has significant oil, or does it see ed an instrument -- see it as a...
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sees no evidence that u.s. air strikes, u.s. drone strikes, have led to an increase in the number of operatives within al qaeda. i think that's either incredibly naive or deliberately misleading. and one of the potential reasons for that may be that the u.s. -- u.s. policymakers in yemen just don't get out and don't interact with a lot of yemenis. there are obviously very real security concerns. we all know the situation in benghazi. obviously u.s. diplomats abroad are a target. i was just in yemen a couple of weeks ago. i visited the u.s. embassy. it's very, very difficult to get in and once you're in, you don't really get out. when i first started going to yemen, about a decade ago, you had u.s. diplomats who were based all throughout the city, they would travel throughout the country. now the situation is that the u.s. diplomats all live in essentially what's a little green zone. so you have them staying at the sheridan hotel which is right above the embassy in sort of the secure corridor, and then going to work at the embass
sees no evidence that u.s. air strikes, u.s. drone strikes, have led to an increase in the number of operatives within al qaeda. i think that's either incredibly naive or deliberately misleading. and one of the potential reasons for that may be that the u.s. -- u.s. policymakers in yemen just don't get out and don't interact with a lot of yemenis. there are obviously very real security concerns. we all know the situation in benghazi. obviously u.s. diplomats abroad are a target. i was just in...
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more than 5700 workers from all 50 states and three u.s. territories are on the ground. 90% of those are volunteers. last night about 7600 people stayed in more than 110 shelters. to date, we have served more than 3.3 million meals. in fact, provided more than 29,000 health services and mental health, emotional support, and handed out 125,000 relief items. we are mobilizing a large relief effort this weekend, providing comfort kits and other import materials to those who will need them in the coming days. you have a lot of questions, so that i will turn it back over to it had 34 questions. thank you. >> thank you. we will be taking questions from reporters. i ask that you ask one question so we can get to as many as possible today. with that, operator, can we have our first question please? >> if you want to ask a and pleas deess * 1 yearning. one moment. -- and please state your name. what mom. the first question comes from jeffs. >> want to ask about temporary housing. i know out on staten island today have no hotels or motels. where are
more than 5700 workers from all 50 states and three u.s. territories are on the ground. 90% of those are volunteers. last night about 7600 people stayed in more than 110 shelters. to date, we have served more than 3.3 million meals. in fact, provided more than 29,000 health services and mental health, emotional support, and handed out 125,000 relief items. we are mobilizing a large relief effort this weekend, providing comfort kits and other import materials to those who will need them in the...
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welcome to the u.s. senate carries on rural issues debate from the campus of hours on the western college in yuma, arizona. we will hear from the democratic and republican candidates for united states senate. we will begin with 90-second opening statements in canada it will take questions from a panel of local journalists on issues related to life outside the state's metropolitan areas. each candidate will have 90 seconds to respond to each question and 30 seconds of rebuttal time. the dates will have 90 seconds for a closing statement. we have an additional four minutes should the moderator or panelists ask a follow-up. on our panel today is kcey anna chalk, joyce loback, michelle faust. we have over 300 residents from the southwestern arizona area and they have agreed to respect the candidates and listened silently during the debate. lettuce and gentlemen, please up help me welcome our candidates for the united states senate. [applause] [applause] thank you both for coming to you much for this debate b
welcome to the u.s. senate carries on rural issues debate from the campus of hours on the western college in yuma, arizona. we will hear from the democratic and republican candidates for united states senate. we will begin with 90-second opening statements in canada it will take questions from a panel of local journalists on issues related to life outside the state's metropolitan areas. each candidate will have 90 seconds to respond to each question and 30 seconds of rebuttal time. the dates...
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we know how much money the u.s. has invested in this. we also understand the u.s. army has put out a request for procurement for its own iron dome, leaning towards a version that would take years to develop and billions of dollars that the u.s. taxpayer frankly does not have right now. why should the u.s. army not use the iron dome that is already tested? do you wish the u.s. military would purchase the iron dome? following up on iran, the window has not yet closed for a military option against iran -- why do you think it is the right time to step down as defense minister? you feel there is unfinished business still? >> on the iron dome question, i spent some time going through our 2014 budget request. we are in the process of evaluating all the requests by the different services with regard to what capabilities they want to have in the future. in doing that, we have to pay attention to the resources and what is available, and whether or not it fits in the financial resources we have set aside in order to implement our defense strategy. my approach to that is, what
we know how much money the u.s. has invested in this. we also understand the u.s. army has put out a request for procurement for its own iron dome, leaning towards a version that would take years to develop and billions of dollars that the u.s. taxpayer frankly does not have right now. why should the u.s. army not use the iron dome that is already tested? do you wish the u.s. military would purchase the iron dome? following up on iran, the window has not yet closed for a military option against...
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u.s.-china relationship. --said about wagner's music he was a great music critic. britney spears'spair not asand said, "it's good as it looks." [laughter] >> thank you. >> let me pick up on a point he made earlier. it is a complex idea. a great challenge that we face and might face is managing this relationship. in this context, i want to stress what i see as two of the major issues of challenge. first, the internal challenge. we tend to assume that china is growing at an% a year -- 10% per year, but i think that is wrong. i think we will see a combination of economic and internal political reasons. china is entering, my guess is a very difficult period. the society has outgrown the political system that brought the revolution. we have seen decided grow in the way it has. it has substantial measure because of its economic growth. i like to do this when i give talks about china. this is one of the most revolutionary technologies of any kind -- cell phone. it is relevant because there are mi
u.s.-china relationship. --said about wagner's music he was a great music critic. britney spears'spair not asand said, "it's good as it looks." [laughter] >> thank you. >> let me pick up on a point he made earlier. it is a complex idea. a great challenge that we face and might face is managing this relationship. in this context, i want to stress what i see as two of the major issues of challenge. first, the internal challenge. we tend to assume that china is growing at an%...
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i would veto the act allowing for you and i as u.s. citizens to be arrested and detained without a charge. what is really significant, last december, the aclu can now with the report card on all the presidential candidates. i apologize for the three others on states that were not in this report card. aclu, take your dedicated to civil liberties and the constitution. a group dedicated to the first 10 amendments of the constitution. this is really important. 24 liberty torches with the convicts corporate mitt romney and rick santorum had zero torches out of 24. newt gingrich had four liberty torches out of 24. barack obama had 16 liberty torches out of 24. my hero, ron paul, 18 liberty torches out of 24. and gary johnson had 21 out of 24. [applause] >> okay. [laughter] anybody with a rebuttal? i guess you all agree on that. we go to question no. six. we will, by the way, have a discussion on this and two- minute closing comments. we will start with a rocky. it was selected by my editorial team. but in the post to facebook, he asks -- we
i would veto the act allowing for you and i as u.s. citizens to be arrested and detained without a charge. what is really significant, last december, the aclu can now with the report card on all the presidential candidates. i apologize for the three others on states that were not in this report card. aclu, take your dedicated to civil liberties and the constitution. a group dedicated to the first 10 amendments of the constitution. this is really important. 24 liberty torches with the convicts...
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if u.s. exporters want to be guaranteed these benefits as well, we must pass this bipartisan legislation and establish permanent normal trade relations with russia. this bill would allow us to gain important rights and powerful new enforcement tools with respect to one of the world's largest economies, without giving up a single tariff or other concession. we could double or even triple u.s. exports to russia within five years. but until we do, these benefits will go to our foreign competitors where our exporters fall further behind. with our high unemployment, we can't afford to pass up any opportunity to increase our export and create jobs. and the longer we delay in passing this legislation, the more ground our exports will lose. i don't dispute that our relationship with russia has many challenges. on the commercial front, we face weak enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights, as well as discriminatory standard for u.s. agricultural products. russia's recent adoption of
if u.s. exporters want to be guaranteed these benefits as well, we must pass this bipartisan legislation and establish permanent normal trade relations with russia. this bill would allow us to gain important rights and powerful new enforcement tools with respect to one of the world's largest economies, without giving up a single tariff or other concession. we could double or even triple u.s. exports to russia within five years. but until we do, these benefits will go to our foreign competitors...
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the council has selected u.s. economic competitiveness, education competing globally, the middle east, china, afghanistan, pakistan, and u.s. energy policy as the six issues. starting with that, looking at it strategically, do you feel that those are the core issues before the president and this administration in our country, going into 2013? if not, what would you change, what would you add? >> when i was informed about the outcome of the process by which the world affairs council came up with those issues, i thought they had it exactly right. i think that those are the big issues. congratulations to you, you had them just right. if you look at the national security challenges and foreign- policy challenges that we face, the number one challenge is getting our fiscal house in order. getting a handle on the debt, getting a handle on the deficit, which is critical in order to get the economy growing again and people back to work. that is certainly the number one domestic challenge, but it is also the number one nat
the council has selected u.s. economic competitiveness, education competing globally, the middle east, china, afghanistan, pakistan, and u.s. energy policy as the six issues. starting with that, looking at it strategically, do you feel that those are the core issues before the president and this administration in our country, going into 2013? if not, what would you change, what would you add? >> when i was informed about the outcome of the process by which the world affairs council came...
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it was said by u.s. secretary of state that the loss of 500,000 iraqis, mostly children, in the 1990's as a result of american bombs and sanctions was worth it to achieve the good we brought to the people of iran. look at the mess iraq is in today. government use of force the most social and economic behavior at home and abroad has justified individuals using force on their own terms. the fact that violence by government is seen as morally justified is the reason why violence will increase when the big financial crisis hits and becomes a political crisis as well. first, we recognize that individuals shouldn't initiate violence. then we give the authority to the government. the use of government violence when things go badly will be used to justify an individual's right to do the same thing. neither the government nor individuals have the moral right to initiate violence against another, yet we are moving toward the day when both will claim this authority. if this cycle is not reversed, society will break
it was said by u.s. secretary of state that the loss of 500,000 iraqis, mostly children, in the 1990's as a result of american bombs and sanctions was worth it to achieve the good we brought to the people of iran. look at the mess iraq is in today. government use of force the most social and economic behavior at home and abroad has justified individuals using force on their own terms. the fact that violence by government is seen as morally justified is the reason why violence will increase when...
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we're going live to the u.s. capitol where senators are coming out to talk about their congressional leadership elections. this is live coverage on c-span. >> our incoming freshmen are anxious to do a lot of good things. they've said that and that's what they will do. the american people agreed on our balanced approach so this approach we're going to take to the remainder of this congress and into the new one which will begin very, very soon. questions? >> senator reid, now being your fourth term as majority leader, do you have any thoughts on surpassing l.b.j. and others? >> i'm just going to continue doing my job. i don't really -- i have not looked at the arithmetic of all that stuff. >> senator reid, how would you like to move on [inaudible] >> well, we are -- everyone should understand we're going to move to change what the republicans have done to make the senate an institution that has no bearing on when lyndon johnson was president. when george mitchell was president or even when bill frist was leader. th
we're going live to the u.s. capitol where senators are coming out to talk about their congressional leadership elections. this is live coverage on c-span. >> our incoming freshmen are anxious to do a lot of good things. they've said that and that's what they will do. the american people agreed on our balanced approach so this approach we're going to take to the remainder of this congress and into the new one which will begin very, very soon. questions? >> senator reid, now being...
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it has six members in the u.s. house of representatives and two u.s. senators. so your allocation is eight. host: do you have a follow-up? caller: since obama has been in office, they have not issued no permits to mine coal in kentucky. all the coal mines are shutdown. there ain't nothing left in kentucky hardly appea. where i am come it is like a hole on the ground, manchester, ky. this election is a joke. as far as i am concerned, i will not vote for either one of them. they ain't nothing but a bunch of liars. host: illinois has 20 electoral votes. we go to bowling brook, illinois, democrats line. caller: i would just like to say the electoral college, i don't know a lot about it -- i know there are supposed to be so many senators or representatives from each state and i guess that is how they vote for the electoral votes, but it seems like the republicans have so many red on the map. there is not a lot of blue for the democrats and not a lot of white for the independence. that tells me that the electoral votes would go more for the republicans. i really don't
it has six members in the u.s. house of representatives and two u.s. senators. so your allocation is eight. host: do you have a follow-up? caller: since obama has been in office, they have not issued no permits to mine coal in kentucky. all the coal mines are shutdown. there ain't nothing left in kentucky hardly appea. where i am come it is like a hole on the ground, manchester, ky. this election is a joke. as far as i am concerned, i will not vote for either one of them. they ain't nothing but...
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we will have this live for u.s. and as it gets under way here on c-span. in the meantime, the christian science monitor is hosting what they are calling the monitor breakfast, and senator charles schumer of new york, the vice chair of the democratic conference and also the chair of the summer credit policy and communications center, is there this morning providing an update on recovery efforts in new york and those affected by hurricane sandy, offering thoughts also on tax reform as part of the upcoming battle over the fiscal cliff, talking about the legislative outlook for the balance of 2012. senator schumer says he expects additional funding will be needed for fema responds to sandy, and he also says social security should not be part of the grand bargain, and it can be considered on the side. we are recording this conference with the "christian science monitor" and we will have senator schumer's remarks for you a little bit later in the day. again, waiting for the start of this post-election analysis hosted by cq roll call. while we wait, here phone ca
we will have this live for u.s. and as it gets under way here on c-span. in the meantime, the christian science monitor is hosting what they are calling the monitor breakfast, and senator charles schumer of new york, the vice chair of the democratic conference and also the chair of the summer credit policy and communications center, is there this morning providing an update on recovery efforts in new york and those affected by hurricane sandy, offering thoughts also on tax reform as part of the...
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and impact of the african- american vote and what the outcome means for minority communities in the u.s.. this is hosted by the joint center for political and economic studies. is just over 50 minutes. >> good morning and welcome. thank you for being here. i am the founder and president of this organization. it is an organization that has been a strategic communications but is not partisan. i am very honored and delighted to have a terrific set of panelists to -- to offer the audience today. we have to audiences today inside the capital area in a hearing room of the foreign affairs committee. i would like to thank -- >> this is the program we just showed you. we apologize for that. we do mean to show you the event for the joint center for political and economic studies. this is the one looking at the impact of the african-american vote this year. >> battleground states. analysts will continue to look at and interpret the results for some time to come, but i was struck last night by several things. the fact that the president was able to hold onto his vote totals from 2008 in a number of
and impact of the african- american vote and what the outcome means for minority communities in the u.s.. this is hosted by the joint center for political and economic studies. is just over 50 minutes. >> good morning and welcome. thank you for being here. i am the founder and president of this organization. it is an organization that has been a strategic communications but is not partisan. i am very honored and delighted to have a terrific set of panelists to -- to offer the audience...